hold on
Example Sentences
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The broader the scope, the harder it is to hold on to anything concrete.
The awards were held on the same day that TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements with US and global investors for the majority of its business in America.
From BBC
"I have my fingers crossed because I am still holding on to that win that we had," she told BBC Sport.
From BBC
Stocks climbed and bond yields held on to early declines after the delayed consumer-price index for November showed prices rose 2.7% in the past 12 months, slowing from a 3% rate in September.
We’ll always have “Fogata,” though — a song about holding on to the precious moments of bliss when confronted with the ephemeral nature of... well, everything.
From Los Angeles Times
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